Showing posts with label Great Shefford railway station. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Great Shefford railway station. Show all posts

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Great Shefford railway station

Great_Shefford,_Former_Lambourn_Valley_Railway_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1660730


The station opened on 1 April 1898 as West Shefford. It was renamed Great Shefford in November 1900.


In 1923, a crane costing £179 was installed to facilitate the handling of heavy goods – particularly timber. The crane had a loading capacity of 64 tons. The station had a coal yard, and also dealt with dairy produce, livestock, and racehorses.


The station closed to all traffic on 4 January 1960.

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